Forum Health chief says negotiations will continue with last union
HOWLAND — Walter Pishkur, head of Forum Health, said he would not hesitate to ask the U.S. Bankruptcy Court to invalidate the health-care system’s contract with service workers at Northside Medical Center in Youngstown if an agreement on a concessionary contract is not reached soon.
“We will reach out again to SEIU [Service Employees International Union District 1199] this weekend,” Pishkur said.
“I respect SEIU and the Youngstown General Duty Nurses at Northside. What was asked of them is more significant than that of employees at the other hospitals. But, the fact is, we are in bankruptcy, and that gives us another avenue,” he said today.
All of Forum’s union-represented employees, except the 638 represented by SEIU at Northside, have agreed either to tentative contracts or ratified new contracts, he said.
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